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Minnesota vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 5.7 times (474%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 6.0 times (498%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 3.2 times (221%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.8 times (175%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 6,806 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Minnesota's population is 128.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Minnesota's population density is 727.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Minneapolis' population is 21.1 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 184.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 12 years.
Minnesota vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Minnesota's economic output is 137.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
Official Websites
Minnesota official website · Northwest Territories official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.